Bu'ale
Bu'ale بالي Bu'aale | |
|---|---|
Capital city of Jubaland | |
  Bu'ale Location within Somalia  Bu'ale Location within the Horn of Africa  Bu'ale Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E / 1.08333°N 42.58333°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  Jubaland |
| Region | Middle Juba |
| Occupation | Al Shabaab |
| Government | |
| • Control |  Al-Shabaab |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
• Total | 115,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Bu'ale (Somali: Bu'aale Arabic: بالي) is an agricultural town in Southern Somalia, the capital of the Middle Juba region and the capital city of the Jubaland State of Somalia.
History
Bu'ale was made the capital city of Jubaland on 2 April 2013.[1]
Since 2014, the town, along with Jilib and Jamame, is under the control of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab.[2]
References
- ^ "Nuxurka Dastuurka cusub ee Jubaland ee maanta la ansixiyay" [The content of the new Constitution of Jubaland which was approved today]. Dhanaan.com (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "Al-Shabaab loses 8 Somali towns since Sept.: AMISOM". worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net. Retrieved 2021-02-13.